Rollan is Writing
@rollanschott.bsky.social
Domesticated American living in New Zealand. Semi-published author. Recovering film bro. Forever DM. All opinions are mine but probably also someone else's first.
Grimdark fantasy WIP, Writing community
Grimdark fantasy WIP, Writing community
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*Sully Sullenberger starts sweating*
December 31, 2025 at 4:15 AM
*Sully Sullenberger starts sweating*
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#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
December 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
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Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
Why not both
He may not be the worst president ever but he is without question the worst person to ever serve as president.
December 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Why not both
This is a weird list!
After 55 year-end lists, these are the 5 most critically acclaimed albums of 2025.
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is a weird list!
Just checking in on Boston’s tank season
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Just checking in on Boston’s tank season
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With almost 30 lists entered, our year end list aggregate is starting to come together.
2025 Music Year End List Aggregate
The top albums for 2025 generated by compiling year end lists from major publications.
www.albumoftheyear.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
With almost 30 lists entered, our year end list aggregate is starting to come together.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
I put the odds around 45% that they go "Here are literally all the Epstein files," and it's just a cocktail napkin that says "DonaLd Trump is very innocent" in Pam Bondi's handwriting.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I put the odds around 45% that they go "Here are literally all the Epstein files," and it's just a cocktail napkin that says "DonaLd Trump is very innocent" in Pam Bondi's handwriting.
Having an accountabilibuddy when writing your novel is very fun and helpful! It can really keep you focused and on task. For example, when I don't hit my daily word goal, my accountabilibuddy Kairo here rips the wings off an angel!
#writing #manuscript #pleasehelpme
#writing #manuscript #pleasehelpme
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Having an accountabilibuddy when writing your novel is very fun and helpful! It can really keep you focused and on task. For example, when I don't hit my daily word goal, my accountabilibuddy Kairo here rips the wings off an angel!
#writing #manuscript #pleasehelpme
#writing #manuscript #pleasehelpme
Here are the twelve tracks to play over the closing credits in each episode of the imaginary series adaptation if my WIP. :'D
October 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Here are the twelve tracks to play over the closing credits in each episode of the imaginary series adaptation if my WIP. :'D
Q1: Since we're talking about plot, we figured it would be fun to see how you plot! Based on this nifty chart, what is your plotting/writing style alignment? #WeeknightWriters
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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October 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Why does Coco 2 piss me off
September 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Why does Coco 2 piss me off
No Stars Over the Wup Wups
In vast swamplands on the outskirts of an empire, a native girl must lead six strangers through deadly lands where time and space are fluid, while protecting cargo with powers nobody yet understands.
Don't count the hours.
Querying in 2026.
#posterpit #w #f #a
In vast swamplands on the outskirts of an empire, a native girl must lead six strangers through deadly lands where time and space are fluid, while protecting cargo with powers nobody yet understands.
Don't count the hours.
Querying in 2026.
#posterpit #w #f #a
August 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
No Stars Over the Wup Wups
In vast swamplands on the outskirts of an empire, a native girl must lead six strangers through deadly lands where time and space are fluid, while protecting cargo with powers nobody yet understands.
Don't count the hours.
Querying in 2026.
#posterpit #w #f #a
In vast swamplands on the outskirts of an empire, a native girl must lead six strangers through deadly lands where time and space are fluid, while protecting cargo with powers nobody yet understands.
Don't count the hours.
Querying in 2026.
#posterpit #w #f #a
The Eternally Indebted Dead
i am done slightly diminishing bands. we must increase bands. the mountain range goats
August 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The Eternally Indebted Dead
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*after getting my head punched clean off my neck in the first round* ah but now it’s round two
August 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
*after getting my head punched clean off my neck in the first round* ah but now it’s round two
A. Because crypto bros are—and I'm painting in broad strokes here—dork ass losers.
B. So that they could bet on it. Took no time at all for bookies to have dido odds.
B. So that they could bet on it. Took no time at all for bookies to have dido odds.
The people behind the sex toys at WNBA games is an unlikely source: crypto traders.
USA TODAY tracked down the group and started with several questions, but perhaps most important:
WHY?
USA TODAY tracked down the group and started with several questions, but perhaps most important:
WHY?
Crypto group claims responsibility for hurling sex toys at WNBA games
A spokesman for the cryptocurrency meme coin creators told USA TODAY Sports they launched sex toys as a lighthearted joke.
www.usatoday.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
A. Because crypto bros are—and I'm painting in broad strokes here—dork ass losers.
B. So that they could bet on it. Took no time at all for bookies to have dido odds.
B. So that they could bet on it. Took no time at all for bookies to have dido odds.
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yeah man give the public what it wants, fifty godzillion blowjob jokes about monica lewinsky
Jay Leno Says Today’s Late-Night Hosts ‘Alienate’ Half the Audience With Political Jokes ‘Cozying Up to One Side’: ‘I Don’t Think Anybody Wants to Hear a Lecture’
Jay Leno believes late-night TV hosts have become too politicized -- and that they risk losing half the viewing audience.
variety.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
yeah man give the public what it wants, fifty godzillion blowjob jokes about monica lewinsky
Diddy really had his name dragged through the mud
just tried to explain the donkey kong family lineage to my wife and i sounded like a maniac
July 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Diddy really had his name dragged through the mud
Charlie what would your best friend Gavin Newsom have to say about this
June 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Charlie what would your best friend Gavin Newsom have to say about this
Alright I'm in. I'm very aware that half of this list is from the three-year window where I fell in love with the movies.
Honorable mentions to: The Irishman, Parasite, The Princess and the Frog, Spirited Away, Synecdoche New York, Take Shelter, The Tree of Life, WALL·E, The Witch, and Zodiac
Honorable mentions to: The Irishman, Parasite, The Princess and the Frog, Spirited Away, Synecdoche New York, Take Shelter, The Tree of Life, WALL·E, The Witch, and Zodiac
June 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Alright I'm in. I'm very aware that half of this list is from the three-year window where I fell in love with the movies.
Honorable mentions to: The Irishman, Parasite, The Princess and the Frog, Spirited Away, Synecdoche New York, Take Shelter, The Tree of Life, WALL·E, The Witch, and Zodiac
Honorable mentions to: The Irishman, Parasite, The Princess and the Frog, Spirited Away, Synecdoche New York, Take Shelter, The Tree of Life, WALL·E, The Witch, and Zodiac
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It’s a pretty good barometer for our politics that Trump’s most high-profile collaborator, Elon Musk, accused Trump publicly of being a pedophile and called for his impeachment like 5 days ago and everyone appears to have simply shrugged and moved on.
June 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It’s a pretty good barometer for our politics that Trump’s most high-profile collaborator, Elon Musk, accused Trump publicly of being a pedophile and called for his impeachment like 5 days ago and everyone appears to have simply shrugged and moved on.